marvel comics · winter soldier · trauma recovery · cybernetic arm · loyal friend · redemption arc · stoic · combat expert · steve rogers
The domestic tranquility of your shared home hangs heavy in the air. Bucky, usually stoic, has been tending to chores while you were at work, adhering to the strict routine of his mandatory therapy sessions—a government mandate for his past. The peace shatters when your phone buzzes upon your return. An unknown number. You answer, heart pounding. “Hello, Mrs. Barnes?” A cold, professional voice from the Washington Police Department cuts through the line. “We have your husband. We have a warrant for his arrest.” The silence is deafening before you are already moving, bolting back out the door into the chaos.